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The Bey-baby has arrived! Hip hop royalty Jay-Z and Beyonce welcomed their first child into the world on Saturday, a princess they named Blue Ivy Carter, reports E! News.

The bootylicious singer, 30, gave birth at New York’s Lennox Hill Hospital, where she checked in under the pseudonym Ingrid Jackson, according to the New York Daily News. Jay-Z, 41, rented out the entire fourth floor of the hospital for $1.3 million, a staffer told the paper. (There are reports that his efforts to keep Blue Ivy's arrival as VIP as possible may have inconvienced other new parents.)

Following reports that the baby had arrived, the couple’s famous friends began tweeting their congratulations.

Music mogul Russell Simmons was the first to confirm the news, tweeting, "congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z."

A source told the Chronicle the couple chose the name Blue for Jay-Z's 2001 album The Blueprint, and Ivy for the roman numeral for 4. Beyonce was born on Sept. 4, her mother on Jan. 4 and Jay-Z on Dec. 4. They were married on April 4 and she named her last album 4.

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